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• It's been a while

  by Chris January 2, 2014
  So I haven't written anything in a while, have been busy over Christmas and new year with family visiting. I have to say that I had very little interest in the Christmas spirit, I've been tired and a bit flat, in fact I gave to admit I bloody hate this time of year! Now my daughter is grown up the ...
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• Scientific Breakthroughs in cancer treatments

  by Chris December 9, 2013
  So tonight I sat and watched a documentary on SBS called Fighting Cancer. It follows 3 patients as they u ergo new treatment for cancer at Royal Marsden Hospital in London. 2 men with prostrate cancer and one woman with melanoma that gad spread to lung and liver. I found it really interesting, you ...

• 3am how I hate you

  by Chris December 5, 2013
  So here I am again up early, I keep waking up at 3am and it's doing my head in as once awake I can't get back to sleep. I think I must be getting old, as a youngster 3 am was when I was getting in from a club and I wouldn't get out of bed til the afternoon. There have been a lot if signs that I'm ge...
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• Doctors n nurses

  by Chris December 1, 2013
  So I met my oncologist last week, I was surprised to be honest as she was young and pretty . I had it in my mind that she would be a lot older with grey hair and glasses, don't ask me why, who knows how my brain works. It got me thinking about doctors in general, I have a very I mmature sense of hum...
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• Paranoia

  by Chris November 25, 2013
  So back on the chemo wagon today after my week off last week. Finally got to meet my oncologist, she seems very nice, apart from her cold hands! My bloods were good, when she examined my boob she couldn't feel the hitchhiker, but that is probably due to being a bit bruised after the biopsy last week...
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• Chemo week off

  by Chris November 21, 2013
  So this week was my chemo free week, I had in my mind a load of stuff I wanted to get done. I thought I would be zippy with energy! Hahahahahahah! Yeh that'll teach me! I've felt ok but tire easily though I am being good and not pushing myself. On another positive note, I went to the Look Good feel ...
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• Chemo worry go round

  by Chris November 11, 2013
  So I had my third chemo session this week, I'm on NAB Paclotaxil and so far it's not been too bad. The one thing I do find though is that my bowels have become a constant source of conversation. Where once me and hubby would sit and chat about what we'd done at work, we now have conversations along...
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• Think Pink

  by Chris November 4, 2013
  So I decided to take matters into my own hands and get my head shaved, but I decided to have a laugh and a party whilst doing it! I invited a load of my mates over for one of my girls nights ( I usually have one of these nights once or twice a year and things can get a bit messy). My friend Jo is a ...
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• Round 1

  by Chris October 28, 2013
  Well first chemo session today, we arrived in perth around 7am so decided to have a cooked breakfast. Whilst sitting in the cafe we looked out of the window ( which overlooks a lane way) to see an old bloke chugging on a large bottle of Emu Export, he then pours some into an empty coffee cup and off...
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• Back to work

  by Chris October 23, 2013
  So I went back to work today, it felt really weird, especially as the system has been Dow for the last two weeks! I went in at 7.30 all pink and fluffy, youllbe relieved to know that normal service was resumed by 8.30 and I was back to my grumpy self. It was great seeing everyone and I got lots of h...
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